Ordering Food

© 2007/2008 Languages Out There and its licensors. Reproduction in whole or in part prohibited except as may be provided under the terms of a Licence Agreement. Lesson Plan Level 1 Topic Aim Language Focus Skills Lesson 5 Food To enable students to order a light meal and a drink in a pub or cafe Food and drink lexis, ‘can’ for requests Reading, speaking, listening Out There – real world Out There – VoIP Find a place close to the school where lots of people are sitting down relaxing, like a small park or a square. Tell students to use the VoIP software to call some conversation partners. # Details Task Sheet Minutes 1 2 3 4 5 6 To introduce the aim and task of the day, ask the students ‘Did anyone eat out (last night/last week/recently)?’ ‘What did you have?’ Discuss. ‘How did you ask for it?’ Elicit ‘Can I have …. ?’ Ask the students to work in pairs. Tell the students to match the pictures to the words. Check in class and write the answers on the board. Check understanding of the vocabulary. Ask the students to work in pairs. As the students to separate the words and list them under food or drink. Elicit answers from the group and write on the board. Check understanding of the vocabulary. Tell the students to read the menu. Check understanding of the food and drink. Tell the students to write down what they want to eat. Then ask the students to work in pairs and role-play as waiter and customer. Listen to each pair’s role-play and correct pronunciation. Ask the students to work in pairs and put the sentences in the correct order to form a conversation between a waiter and customer. Check the answers and then tell the students to practise the conversations. Explain the Out There task. 1 2 3 4 5 10 10 15 20 15 10 Out There Tasks 7 8 Real world Students ask members of the public the questions about food. Feedback Check task completion. Ask students to compare their answers. Students compare their answers with what happens in their countries. Ask the students if they feel confident with the language taught and get positive feedback. VoIP Students should call conversation partners on the VoIP client and record their conversations to listen to and analyse how native speakers order food and drink in different circumstances. Feedback Same as in real world. 45 40 © 2007/2008 Languages Out There and its licensors. Reproduction in whole or in part prohibited except as may be provided under the terms of a Licence Agreement. TD1.05 p1 Task Sheet 1 Exercise 1 Work with your partner. Match the picture to the words 1. a burger and chips 2.a cup of coffee 3. ice cream 4. orange juice 5.a cup of tea 6. a cheese sandwich 7. tomato soup 8. a bottle of water 9. a piece of chocolate cake 10. fish and chips a. f. b. g. c. h. d. i. e. j. © 2007/2008 Languages Out There and its licensors. Reproduction in whole or in part prohibited except as may be provided under the terms of a Licence Agreement. TD1.05 p2 Task Sheet 2 Exercise 2 Here are some more things you eat and drink. Can you separate them? cokepizzabeermilklasagnasaladsausagesomelettepastalemonadefruitriceeggsbeanslagerpeas Now put them in ‘food’ or ‘drink’. Food Drink © 2007/2008 Languages Out There and its licensors. Reproduction in whole or in part prohibited except as may be provided under the terms of a Licence Agreement. TD1.05 p3 Task Sheet 3 Exercise 3 First write down what you want. Remember, to say what you want, ask, ‘Can I have ___________ please?’ or ‘I’ll have ___________ please.’ In pairs, one of you is the waiter and one is the customer. MENU Soup of the Day Tomato Sandwiches Drinks Cheese Coke Ham Pepsi Tuna and mayonnaise Mineral water Bacon, lettuce, tomato Tea Prawn and mayonnaise Coffee Chicken salad Hot chocolate Hot dishes Desserts Burger and chips Ice cream Omelette and chips Fruit salad Cod and chips Chocolate cake Spaghetti Rice pudding Bacon, egg, sausage, tomato © 2007/2008 Languages Out There and its licensors. Reproduction in whole or in part prohibited except as may be provided under the terms of a Licence Agreement. TD1.05 p4 Task Sheet 4 Exercise 4 Work with your partner put these conversations in the correct order. 1. ‘Er ... yes, a cola, please.’ ‘Anything else?’ ‘I’ll have tomato soup, please, and a burger and chips.’ ‘Good afternoon. What would you like?’ 2. ‘Yes thanks.’ ‘Is that all?’ ‘Can I have a cheese sandwich and a piece of chocolate cake?’ ‘Hi there – what can I get you?’ ‘Yes, I’ll have a cup of tea, please?’ ‘Anything to drink?’ 3. ‘A small one, please’ ‘Can I have a cappuccino, please?’ ‘No, thanks.’ ‘Hello, can I help you?’ ‘Anything to eat with that?’ ‘What size would you like?’ © 2007/2008 Languages Out There and its licensors. Reproduction in whole or in part prohibited except as may be provided under the terms of a Licence Agreement. TD1.05 p5 Out There Task ‘Excuse me. I am learning English, can I ask you some questions, please?’ What is your favourite meal? What was the last restaurant meal and drink you had? How did you ask for it? What was the last pub meal and drink you had? How did you ask for it? What was the last café meal and drink you had? How did you ask for it?